Absolutely
Absolutely adverb - Totally and definitely; without question.
Needless to say and absolutely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Needless to say" instead an adverb "Absolutely".
Needless to say
Absolutely and needless to say are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Absolutely" instead an adverb phrase "Needless to say".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- positively and absolutely
- positively and needless to say
- definitely and absolutely
- definitely and needless to say
- of course and absolutely
- of course and needless to say
- certainly and absolutely
- certainly and needless to say
- clearly and absolutely
- clearly and needless to say
- doubtless and absolutely
- doubtless and needless to say
- obviously and absolutely
- obviously and needless to say
Both terms in one sentence
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Needless to say this requires absolutely heinous incompetence, because even though the Earth moves at thousands of miles per hour, it is a frigging planet.
Source: Failed a Spot Check -
Needless to say, the main characters are absolutely horrified by the devastation.
Source: Light Novel / Maoyuu Maou Yuusha -
Needless to say, in this case you'd not remember absolutely anything of your past and you could be anything but human, as there's no way to know when and/or where that would happen.
Source: Reincarnation
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